diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
index 260a0f161..04e27fd76 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ void LauncherPage::applySettings()
     // Updates
     if (APPLICATION->updater()) {
         APPLICATION->updater()->setAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates(ui->autoUpdateCheckBox->isChecked());
+        APPLICATION->updater()->setUpdateCheckInterval(ui->updateIntervalSpinBox->value() * 3600);
     }
 
     s->set("MenuBarInsteadOfToolBar", ui->preferMenuBarCheckBox->isChecked());
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ void LauncherPage::loadSettings()
     // Updates
     if (APPLICATION->updater()) {
         ui->autoUpdateCheckBox->setChecked(APPLICATION->updater()->getAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates());
+        ui->updateIntervalSpinBox->setValue(APPLICATION->updater()->getUpdateCheckInterval() / 3600);
     }
 
     // Toolbar/menu bar settings (not applicable if native menu bar is present)
diff --git a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
index 3379c9384..2d96c3a84 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/pages/global/LauncherPage.ui
@@ -58,6 +58,33 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <layout class="QFormLayout" name="updateSetingsLayout">
+            <item row="0" column="0">
+             <widget class="QLabel" name="updateIntervalLabel">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Update interval</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+            <item row="0" column="1">
+             <widget class="QSpinBox" name="updateIntervalSpinBox">
+              <property name="toolTip">
+               <string>Set it to 0 to only check on launch</string>
+              </property>
+              <property name="suffix">
+               <string>h</string>
+              </property>
+              <property name="minimum">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="maximum">
+               <number>99999999</number>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/launcher/updater/PrismExternalUpdater.cpp b/launcher/updater/PrismExternalUpdater.cpp
index bee72e3a0..dc1aae872 100644
--- a/launcher/updater/PrismExternalUpdater.cpp
+++ b/launcher/updater/PrismExternalUpdater.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void PrismExternalUpdater::setBetaAllowed(bool allowed)
 
 void PrismExternalUpdater::resetAutoCheckTimer()
 {
-    if (priv->autoCheck) {
+    if (priv->autoCheck && priv->updateInterval > 0) {
         int timeoutDuration = 0;
         auto now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
         if (priv->lastCheck.isValid()) {